Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Ohio
Barbershops in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area
The barbershops in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #361 of 387 scored metro areas
#12 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio
- Listings
- 105
- 17 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $159.8M
- On personal care products and services · $866 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 423,678
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in the Youngstown-Warren metro area is 22 (low), #361 of 387 scored metro areas and #12 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 105 barbershops in the Youngstown-Warren metro area. 17 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Youngstown-Warren metro area comes to about $159.8M a year: $866 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per shop, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in the Youngstown-Warren metro area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in the Youngstown-Warren metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Youngstown-Warren metro area declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Youngstown-Warren metro area compares
The same measures for Ohio and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the barbershops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Youngstown-Warren metro area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 31,579 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +40.0% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $866 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $56,713 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 233Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10517 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 85The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in the Youngstown-Warren metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Youngstown-Warren metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 423,678−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 184,615
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,029 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 415
- Median household income
- $56,713
- Average household income
- $76,731
- Median home value
- $149,000
- Jobs located here
- 155,417
- Daytime population
- 405,091Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for barbershops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Youngstown-Warren metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 69 | 400 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +2.7% | #59 of 387 |
| 2Columbus, OH | 69 | 411 | 4.8 | $2.2M | +4.7% | #61 of 387 |
| 3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 64 | 161 | 4.7 | $2.1M | +1.5% | #88 of 387 |
| 4Canton-Massillon, OH | 58 | 73 | 4.4 | $2.1M | −0.2% | #127 of 387 |
| 5Akron, OH | 57 | 154 | 5.2 | $1.9M | 0.0% | #134 of 387 |
| 6Toledo, OH | 55 | 122 | 4.8 | $2M | −1.0% | #153 of 387 |
| 7Lima, OH | 54 | 12 | 2.9 | $3.1M | −1.2% | #158 of 387 |
| 8Mansfield, OH | 52 | 15 | 3.0 | $2.9M | −0.1% | #174 of 387 |
| 9Sandusky, OH | 52 | 19 | 3.7 | $2.6M | −2.6% | #176 of 387 |
| 10Springfield, OH | 47 | 21 | 3.8 | $2.4M | −0.4% | #217 of 387 |
| 12Youngstown-Warren, OH | 22 | 105 | 5.7 | $1.5M | −1.4% | #361 of 387 |
Other business types in the Youngstown-Warren metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
- Salons, barbers and spas42
- Hair salons42
- Barbershops22
- Nail salons41
- Spas and skin care48
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area?
The Youngstown-Warren metro area has 105 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Youngstown-Warren metro area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 233 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $159.8M a year, or $866 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 105 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 184,615 households in the Youngstown-Warren metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Youngstown-Warren metro area has 5.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Youngstown-Warren metro area would have about 85, against 105 on map listings.
How fast is the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Youngstown-Warren metro area at 423,678 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 184,615 households. Median household income in the Youngstown-Warren metro area is $56,713, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Youngstown-Warren metro area scores 22 for barbershops (low), #361 of 387 scored metro areas.
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